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Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

The definitive history of the community of Anamosa, Iowa, USA

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Gale Edwards Post 4077 Ladies Auxiliary<br />

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Gale Edwards Post 4077,<br />

was instituted December 3. 1945, and is said to be the<br />

right arm of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The charter<br />

members were: Erma Allamand, Vemona Allison.<br />

Johanna Bieber, lola Binley, Dorothy Bixler, Eulah<br />

Blair, Esther Boxwell. Mary Brown, Mildred Burke,<br />

Rosemary Burke, Olive Cooper, Eva Eads, lrrna<br />

Edwards, Beryl Ellwood, Frankie Ewens. Nadine<br />

Fahey. Adelyne Filter .Berniece First. Carol Frazer.<br />

Marjory Fulwider, Aliene Gersdorf, Doris Gorius,<br />

Margaret Gray, Mayme Grimm, Laura Hart, Velma<br />

Heady. Blanche Houtsman, Dorothy Joslin. Doris<br />

Kelley, Clara Lafke, Anna Lazio, Marie Lazio, Dorothy<br />

Leinen. Mayme Lohr. Loretta Mayfield. Catherine<br />

Mershon, Esther Miller, Nell Miller, Virginia Neppl. Lois<br />

Newhard. Regina Patnode, Anna Pearson, Josephine<br />

Phillips, Enola Rahn. Geraldine Ruhl, Blanche Russell,<br />

Margaret Sanders, Edna Seeiey. Lucille A. Smith,<br />

Lucille J. Smith, Hanna Stingley. Catherine Stroud.<br />

Vernice Thompson, Leona Uhr. Helen Werderrnan, and<br />

Flossie Wolf.<br />

The past presidents of the auxiliary were: Eulah<br />

Blair, wife of the first commander of the Veterans of<br />

Foreign Wars, 1945-46; Virginia Neppl. 1946-47:<br />

Vernona Allison, 1947-48: Billie Porter, 1948-49: Mary<br />

Green, 1949-50; Caro Frazer; lone Hein, 1951-52:<br />

Doline Swanson, 1953-54: Eunice Fairbanks. 1954-55:<br />

Mildred Michels. 1955-56; Stella Brady, 1956-57;<br />

Esther Miller, 1957-58: Johanna Beiber, 1958-59;<br />

Rosemary Kasey. 1959-60: Viola Messerli, 1962-63:<br />

Mildred Michels. 1963-64: Phyllis Fulwilder, 1964-65:<br />

Gloria Ford, 1965-66: Viola Messerli, 1967-68: Joan<br />

Strand, 1968-70; Sheila Wilson, 1969-70: Mary Green,<br />

1970-71: Gloria Ford, 1971-72: Sheila Wilson, 1972-73:<br />

Reta Lerch, 1973-76: Nell Smith, 1976-78; Billie<br />

Gretten, 1978-80: Kathy Coyle, 1980-82; Marie Russell,<br />

1982-88.<br />

VFW Post 4077 Ladies Auxiliary Benefit Dance for<br />

Mercy Hospital at <strong>Anamosa</strong>, August I950. Members<br />

pictured, left to right, are: Mable Weaver, Barbara<br />

Burke, Rose Mary Kasey, Velma Heady, Carol Frazer.<br />

Mayme Grim, Arlene (?), Milly Burke. Gladys Weers,<br />

Johanna Bieber, Augusta Cross. (Photo submitted by<br />

Marie Russell)<br />

VFW Auxiliary members pictured above are: front<br />

row, Gerry Russell, Ruth Taylor. Pat Dirks: back row:<br />

Marie Russell, Gloria Ford, Leona Leytem, Velma<br />

Heady Senn, Nell Smith. (Photo submitted by Marie<br />

Russell)<br />

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American Legion Auxiliary WW I and WW 2 Past Wilma Westphal, Mickey Parsons, Carm Kirchen,<br />

Presidents —front row, left to right, Mary Green, Bess Marge Moore. Nadine McNamara. Elsie Beardsley<br />

Sherman, Golda Tyler, Katheryn Doolittle. Back row, Snyden<br />

Esther B. White, Wilma Remley, Mildred Pazour.<br />

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